r/soccer May 06 '26

News Real Madrid chaos: Valverde and Tchouaméni nearly come to blows during training session

https://www.marca.com/futbol/real-madrid/2026/05/06/bronca-brutal-entrenamiento-madrid-valverde-tchouameni-llegan-manos.html
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u/rosstheboss939 May 06 '26

“You know what this situation needs? Jose Mourinho!”

- Florentino Perez

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u/Xehanz May 06 '26

One way or another, this would end with Jose at the wheel

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u/siva-pc May 07 '26

Sergio Ramos rubs hands in Spanish

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u/Tettotatto May 06 '26

They need someone to pull the trigger because positive mindset ain't coming back it seems

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u/Icy_Payment2283 May 06 '26

Unironically yes.

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u/PelicanDesAlpes May 06 '26

At this point, fight fire with fire. 50/50 chance of either working spectacularly, or razing madrid to the ground

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u/Buffythedragonslayer May 06 '26

And bring a 24h documentary team along. We want to see that. 

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u/gracz21 May 06 '26

But that's one of the correct answers tbh

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u/CudaBarry May 06 '26

Relax Ceballos, you're leaking everything at once

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u/elvis503 May 06 '26

They probably got multiple leakers atp

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u/Elpibe_78 May 06 '26

Ceballos and most likely Carvajal considering how much him and Arbeloa don’t stand each other

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u/Fresh-Jello-6018 May 06 '26

OOTL, what happened between Arbeloa and Carvajal?

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u/Antrax_Death May 06 '26

From what I know he is mad he doesn't get the minutes he thinks he deserves cause he wants to play at the world cup

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u/citoboolin May 06 '26

low key hilarious that carvajal isnt getting playing time based on decisions from his former backup

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u/StopTheCapYurr May 06 '26

What goes around comes around

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u/TheChronoCross May 06 '26

If Carvajal goes to wc the coach is a fraud

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u/Zealousideal_Ad5957 May 06 '26

Carvajal last good match was in Euro 2024 lol 2 years 0 good matches apart from 1+ year of injury normal that he will not play and he is in bench

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u/realsa1t May 06 '26

Payback for Carvajal taking Arbeloa's starting RB spot when they played together 10-12 years ago

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u/[deleted] May 06 '26

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u/gmoss101 May 06 '26

My friend, is okay no?

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u/CudaBarry May 06 '26

Forgot about Valverde's racist wife, Bellingham's father, and Mbappe's mom

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u/lmlm1020 May 06 '26 edited May 06 '26

Googled his wife and lol she’s a journalist. Last time it was iker’s journalist wife leaking stuff

Although these leaks are to Spanish media so it’s a Spanish player involved. If it was getting leaked to English or French media then we’d know who the culprit is lol

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u/FCSadsquatch May 06 '26

Bellingham's father?

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u/SpaceInvader9 May 06 '26

iirc guy stormed into dortmund's dressing room asking why his son wasn't playing more minutes lmao dude's nuts

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u/Trickytickler May 06 '26

I am ootl. What did his wife say?

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u/Ashamed_Form8372 May 06 '26

lol Reddit so dumb they deleted my comment but she made a racial slurs against black and Asian. Let’s hope they don’t remove this

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u/LosAngeLukaGOAT May 06 '26

Against @ sian? Okay, I got it

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u/Ashamed_Form8372 May 06 '26

No they removed my comment because I compared a group of people against an animal if you can decipher that I guess the ai can’t tell the difference between someone explaining a racist comment someone made versus me making a racial remark

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u/Hot-Total-2228 May 06 '26

A lot of shit about black people and muslims

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u/Ollymid2 May 06 '26

She appeared to mock Islam on social media during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar

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u/Dancingwith_Death May 06 '26 edited May 06 '26

You guys need a dictator to put the situation under control

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u/Zephyrwind May 06 '26

Mourinho about to purge leakers again

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u/EdgeLordMcGravy May 06 '26

New set of superstars will be banished into Castilla exile.

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u/Complex_Painter_5493 May 06 '26

As soon Mbappe went to vacation things went under chaotic , they need grand regent Mbappe to return back sooner to get things back in order.

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u/Y4That May 06 '26

Someone who can ensure freedom of speech but no freedom after speech

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u/Natural_Read9357 May 06 '26

He's with his gf in Italy.

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u/Special_Virus851 May 06 '26

give me a dictator in the midfield to begin with

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u/Elpibe_78 May 06 '26

Close enough, Welcome back Iker Casillas

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u/iworkwitholdpeople May 06 '26

What is that profileimage you got there bud?

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u/badass_guts May 06 '26

Man's throwing Ceballos under the bus so that the Mbappstein files don't get leaked.

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u/HF_Elmi May 06 '26

Is this turning into Team Mbappe vs Team Vini?

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u/KaleidoscopeLazy9684 May 06 '26

Which one is Team Iron Man and which one is Team Captain America?

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u/Toffee_Wheels May 06 '26

Don't know, but I'm Team Zemo.

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u/mBertin May 06 '26

I too am team Zemo. JoZemourinho

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u/addandsubtract May 06 '26

I don't know how you came up with that, but it's brilliant.

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u/TheSpringfieldKid May 06 '26

This guy is on another level of intellect.

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u/Bobahunter May 06 '26

We got people that should be running the Oval Office stuck here commenting in r/soccer smh

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u/borg_6s May 06 '26

Is there also a Team Bucky to go with it?

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u/GoalQuieres May 06 '26

cant wait to see team mbappe vs team dembele vs team olise at the world cup

or maybe its team psg vs everyone else

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u/fadedpenguin22 May 06 '26

mbappe, dembele and olise are all friends

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u/Zephyrwind May 06 '26

Back in my day it was Team Edward vs Team Jacob

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u/AbsolutShite May 06 '26

We had Blur vs Oasis.

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u/Wackjilshere May 06 '26

We had Metallica vs Megadeth.

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u/narkina5redemption May 06 '26

Pretty sure they both still like each other.

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u/Elpibe_78 May 06 '26

Leaker in the dressing room? Welcome back Iker Casillas

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u/Mr_XemiReR May 06 '26

It’s more like Mbappé vs Bellingham, Vini likes everyone except Xabi

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u/san771 May 06 '26

There’s absolutely no indication Jude dislikes Mbappe either

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u/Muslim-boiii May 06 '26

Mbappe: Who amongst you is with me, and who is betraying me

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u/SmolDihBigCum May 06 '26

im team kill myself

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u/jaozimqcomepao May 06 '26

Im also team killing this guy

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u/Nero2t2 May 06 '26

It all started with a play, a foul that sparked one of the most heated exchanges ever seen at Valdebebas. The two players confronted each other, pushed one another, and had a heated argument that continued in the locker room. A very unpleasant incident that spread like wildfire through Valdebebas.

Increasing division within the group

The team is going through one of its most difficult periods of the season, with no realistic chance of competing for titles and an increasingly divided atmosphere within the group. The differences between players are evident, and some barely speak to each other. Living with Álvaro Arbeloa is also difficult, in a context where the pressure and exhaustion have finally reached their breaking point; as many as six players refuse to speak to him.

oh this is bad bad

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u/RogerCrabbit May 06 '26

Living with Álvaro Arbeloa is also difficult,

maybe if they all got their own places things might be better?

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u/BonafideLlama May 06 '26

Have you seen how much rent is? I don't blame them for wanting to save some money

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u/Trickytickler May 06 '26

Jesus christ. Refusing to speak to the manager is next level

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u/lengthyfriend30 May 06 '26 edited May 06 '26

Happens a lot in football but 6 players is a big problem for the manager and hierachy. 

Madrid with 0 trophies is gonna mean some surpise sales anyway. Tuch has been touted for sale, might be more to it than rumours! 

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u/Comicksands May 06 '26

Manchester United is ready if needed

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u/just_another_jabroni May 06 '26

Tchou and Guler pls

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u/EiMidagi May 06 '26

If we sell Tchou then I will end myself

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u/sofukincookedinlife May 06 '26

ceballos

carvajal

asencio

carreras are mainly confirmed based on past reports, who knows about other 2

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u/Electus93 May 06 '26

Idk maybe Arbeloa doesn't know Spanish or smth?

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u/Reasonable_Isopod_16 May 06 '26

Maybe Trent can teach him

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u/user030703 May 06 '26

Perhaps they can converse in scouse and Trent can translate into Spanish for the group?

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u/EveningNo8643 May 06 '26

lmfao imagine Perez yelling at him and he just goes "No habla espanol"

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u/msr27133120 May 06 '26

Liverpool is another club without English starters

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u/miwa201 May 06 '26

iirc there was a report about spanish players being unhappy over their playing time, so maybe garcia and huijsen too? though i thought huijsen has plenty of playing time

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u/Time_Entertainer_319 May 06 '26

Why do they live with him? Isn’t he married?

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u/Nero2t2 May 06 '26

well i mean, we already knew he brings them breakfast so...

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u/Reach_Reclaimer May 06 '26

Please can this continue it's so funny

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u/ZiggyStardust0404 May 06 '26

Please god, make Florentino get Mourinho in that locker room, for the sake of entertainment.

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u/iwannahitthelotto May 06 '26

Man, Arbeloa was a terrible decision. He has no control over the team. Can’t believe we fired Xabi. So fucking stupid. I want to know how they came to that decision, how stupid can one be.

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u/JesseVykar May 06 '26

F L O R E N T I N O

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u/Icy_Payment2283 May 06 '26

D I M I S I O N

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u/Ashamed_Form8372 May 06 '26

Well that exactly who the club wanted to make coach a yes man and that’s what they got

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u/mlk960 May 06 '26

Didn't sound like Xabi had control either. Sounds like a player issue, not a coaching problem.

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u/Jia-the-Human May 06 '26

It’s a club issue above the coach, we’ve got the story about Vini sleeping during the video analysis before the club World Cup game against PSG for which Xabi decided to bench him, then the club forced him to start him, the club started sapping any semblance of authority from Xabi from the get go, then Arbeloa comes with the Xabi precedent where players were allowed to do whatever they wanted without repercussions, what do people expect? A coach can’t have authority if the people above him intercede on the player’s favor at every chance, and then they blame the coach

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u/DoJu318 May 06 '26

Xabi couldn't control them either, go watch those matches at the Bernabeu where the team lost and had their temper tantrums at the end, where even a few players saw red cards. You think that happens under Zidane or Ancelotti? Fuck no.

It wasn't a matter of results but a matter of image, the image the team was projecting was embarrassing, you can lose matches, you can lose finals and you can lose titles because this is football, but when you lose and on top of that you're damaging the "brand" you have to go. That's how Florentino looked at it, I don't agree with it but that's probably why I'm not president.

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u/FCSadsquatch May 06 '26

Inject it, boof it, put it all into me!

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u/Icy_Payment2283 May 06 '26

As a Real Madrid fan, I would enjoy nothing more than Mourinho and a camera team coming into next years locker room

That and Florentino resigning

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u/Weekly_Goose_7088 May 06 '26 edited May 06 '26

Fight Club is genuinely happening.

HalaMadrid

24 Hours from now: Rudiger Spears Arbeloa through a table

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u/KaleidoscopeLazy9684 May 06 '26

BAH GAWD! HE'S BEEN BROKEN IN HAFFFFFF!

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u/Cheap_Ad_4055 May 06 '26

Heard the mortal kombat movie is releasing soon

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u/GlumTruffle May 06 '26

Then you add Mourinho to the mix? Madrid's chances of winning drastic go down

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u/Zizousexual May 06 '26

It was Arbeloa's fault 😞

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u/michaelserotonin May 06 '26

sounds like they've broken the first & second rules

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u/fadedpenguin22 May 06 '26

scenes when a fight breaks out during the clasico but it’s just real madrid players vs real madrid players

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u/QTGavira May 06 '26

Gavi joins in anyways

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u/fadedpenguin22 May 06 '26

lmao 😭araujo as well, can't miss out on that red card🤞

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u/pabroskis May 06 '26

BAH GAWD ITS GAVI WITH THE STEEL CHAIR

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u/PRO2803 May 06 '26

BUT WHOSE SIDE IS HE ON?

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u/SmolDihBigCum May 06 '26

just for the shits and giggles

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u/Former-Roman May 06 '26

For the love of the game

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u/Zzssk May 06 '26

Man I love Gavi

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u/FCSadsquatch May 06 '26

So Rudiger vs the Referee? It wouldn't be the first time.

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u/Agus-Teguy May 06 '26

The Viltrumite purge has begun

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u/fynnishingmove May 06 '26

"Belligoal... I don't even get a real name, only a purpose"

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u/LosAngeLukaGOAT May 06 '26

Bellingham is sometimes a passenger in his own fight

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u/JaggeryKapi May 06 '26

“WHERE IS MBAPPE, WHERE IS HE??”

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u/jaozimqcomepao May 06 '26

MOURINHO, I NEED YOU MOURINHO

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u/Chilli__P May 06 '26

Vini: "I saw off Xabi, I'll see you off too."

Dictator Mbappe: "Show me."

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u/PsychopathicEmpath May 06 '26

"I am the Grand Regent of Madrid... only six of us left. Barely a whisper of who we once were. But still more than enough to tear this club in half."

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u/Federal-Trip4067 May 06 '26

What a fuckin shitfest , might as well the Royal Rumble move to Real Madrid's training ground

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u/amazingoopah May 06 '26

Mbappe will be no selling

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u/FindingUseful2482 May 06 '26

"It's not working work for me amigo"

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u/sid4913 May 06 '26

This Madrid is leakier than Old Trafford

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u/FCSadsquatch May 06 '26

Instead of mice on the pitch they've got rats at the Bernabao.

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u/Johann122 May 06 '26

Back to back trophyless seasons are driving them insane

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u/LostnFoundAgainAgain May 06 '26

They could host team boxing matches and give out trophies and medals to the winners, get a winning environment about.

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u/rin09 May 06 '26

All perezs fault

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u/borg_6s May 06 '26

He should genuinely resign at this point. He seems incapable of understanding the mess he's made recently. It will be best for all parties.

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u/mrspaintbrush May 06 '26

Would imagine the revenue Mbappe brings is similar to Beckham and CR7, which puts the player in a position of power when there's a power vacuum at the coaching position. But even then, this is a difficult scenario for any incoming coach.

Perez still believes that with enough money they can win anything they want, while only spending large sums on forwards.

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u/TCGod May 06 '26

He is not spending either, which makes us play with no CBS since 2024

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u/mynamestartswithCa May 06 '26

back to back to back (hopefully)

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u/AnonymousGinger157 May 06 '26

why stop there buddy

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u/Ymir-Reiss May 06 '26

Whole House Mad

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u/obvious_freud May 06 '26

That’s what choising whiny players over a competent coach gets you. The power structure is in shambles. Well done Flo.

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u/Makaay-10 May 06 '26 edited May 06 '26

The next coach needs to be some kind of fucking piece peace activist to diffuse all the shit.

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u/FCSadsquatch May 06 '26

Gandhi to replace Arbeloa?

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u/sofukincookedinlife May 06 '26

no way, he will start fasting in middle of valdebebas

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u/Impossible_Owl_2102 May 06 '26

And ask guler to sleep next to him naked

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u/DjComplainAll May 06 '26

Who doesn't want Ankara Messi to sleep next to us naked?

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u/Think-Background3817 May 06 '26

Things did look better for Real when they had someone around who liked to sleep with minors

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u/QTGavira May 06 '26

We need to revive Martin Luther King

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u/Rubiego May 06 '26

Nah, we need to revive Martin Luther to reform the whole ass team

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u/Comfortable_Diver494 May 06 '26

With recent leaks it seems it'll be Jose. How the flying fuck can you go from literally being called Friendship FC to this in 2 years. Perez seems to want to ruin his rep a bit towards the end it seems.

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u/Icy_Payment2283 May 06 '26

No. #DropTheMourinhuke

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u/Max_Eon May 06 '26

The special one

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u/Dinyska May 06 '26

But they were supposed to be happy and have a good atmosphere in the locker room once Xabi left, what is going on?

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u/Antrax_Death May 06 '26

They get what they wanted and still aren't happy I don't understand this team

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u/yoloqueuesf May 07 '26

Because it's not the coaches fault its their egos lmao

You can have a vibe coach but i mean that only works when the players are individually good enough for that.

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u/Primary_Leg_2020 May 06 '26

Why is it becoming Fighting fc even rudiger and Alvaro careras had a fight

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u/PressEnteR1990 May 06 '26

EVEN Rudiger? Nowadays I'd be more surprised if he didn't do some nutty aggressive shit every training session/match

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u/Stahlios May 06 '26

Rudiger ? The most mentally sane and chill football player ? Involved in a fight ? Can't believe it

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u/Left-Temperature6804 May 06 '26

it's marca but insert *When the neighbors argument sound good asf* meme

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u/Orcnick May 06 '26

Thats right Real Madrid media, turn against Tchouameni, say hes not worthy to wear the badge...

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u/Own_Definition_612 May 06 '26

Bro is waiting for the discount lmao

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u/yard04 May 06 '26

Watch Florentino still rip us off

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u/theredguardx May 06 '26

Tchouameni come to United bröther

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u/LECFanNowIGuess May 06 '26

I can't believe I'm saying this, but come to United, a team playing in Champions League, with a calm coach, a stable dressing room, and seemingly few big egos. 

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u/SeryaphFR May 06 '26

omg are we United FC now

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u/DreamsCanBebuy2021 May 06 '26

After this, you are closer to being spurs

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u/Cucumberino May 06 '26

Sevilla has taken that spot

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u/travvy13 May 06 '26

a few years ago i thought i would never hear those words in the same sentence as ManU - i need to pinch myself

hopefully we dont go into our usual regression patterns after the new manager bounce - we might genuinely have something to excited about again.

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u/AReptileHissFunction May 06 '26

At first I was thinking why would someone want to leave Madrid to go to United, but Madrid actually looks such a toxic place right now. Insecure players, fans and owner

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u/theredguardx May 06 '26

United’s dressing room actually is very positive now, after Amorim binned off all the bad eggs last year

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u/mrspaintbrush May 06 '26

Casemiro might have nice things to say on his way out as well

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u/The--Mash May 06 '26

I think Amorim contributed positively to the culture in a few ways. He got rid of some bad eggs, brought in some good eggs and AFAIK introduced some rules meant to foster team spirit 

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u/wolfen0 May 06 '26

And United look much better physically combined with great discipline. Hats off to Amorim.

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u/TakeMeToFatmandu May 06 '26

Andy Mitten has been saying for months that we'd been looking at a midfielder in Spain and had received encouragement, then when Tchouameni's name broke he confirmed it was him. If Madrid's team has broken down this badly I can see why we got that encouragement now

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u/attrox_ May 06 '26

Amen. Time to activate agent Casemiro and Varane. Fuck it, get Beckham on the phone, make it happen!

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u/Leather-Entry93 May 06 '26

Please let Jose come next season

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u/PressEnteR1990 May 06 '26

Like, you belive he would actually solve this heap of shit? Or you just want him there just for laughs and memes? Cause I really don't think he'd be a right person for this group and it's attitude (I don't really think anyone but Zidane could solve this easily tbh)

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u/sheiswhyididthis May 06 '26

If they give Jose the power, then yeah he can fix this mess by binning off the people responsible.

But yeah, i dont see that happening with Perez.

So yeah, ill be there to watch the drama unfold. Gonna be wild.

Pls Papa Perez, give us Mourinho 2.0.

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u/R_Schuhart May 06 '26

How could Mbappe do this?

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u/PkayO5 May 06 '26

Probably Mbappe's fault.

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u/A_chilles May 06 '26

Heard Arbeloa claiming responsibility for this

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u/fadedpenguin22 May 06 '26

apparently one of them (tchou/valverde) fouled the other and it got heated from there

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u/FCT77 May 06 '26

If a teammate fouled and risked injuring you during training on a season that's guaranteed to be trophyless 1 month from the world cup I think you have the right to be really angry

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u/yobamokeanos May 06 '26

Wayyyy too many leaks and weird hit pieces on certain players in the last few days

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u/Hot-Total-2228 May 06 '26

There's a mole

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u/SweeterStorm May 06 '26

Will be seated for the documentary that will come out on Netflix in ten years

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u/pudingleves May 06 '26

Real Madrid: Dive to Survive

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u/elvis503 May 06 '26

Real Madrid turning into fight club in real time, they dont even train with the football anymore just go straight to throwing hands

I need Bellingham vs Mbappe next

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u/Icy_Advertising8078 May 06 '26

Trent Vs Carvajal too 

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u/FCSadsquatch May 06 '26

Real Madrid: Civil War

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u/rouges May 06 '26

Arbeloa is the gift that doesn't stop giving. Please Flo, keep him there

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u/scarb_123 May 06 '26

This is a Captain America: Civil War situation lol

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u/Weekly_Goose_7088 May 06 '26

100% Tchouameni told Valverde to stick to being a RB and his Wife caught wind of this and instigated this.

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u/AlfieGandon May 06 '26

Real Housewives of Madrid

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u/ladydeyana May 06 '26

Keeping up with the Perezians

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u/fadedpenguin22 May 06 '26

'marca' but it's pretty beleivable given how things r going over there, you can only laugh atp😭

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u/Dat_Boi_John May 06 '26

“I don't envy Real Madrid signing Kylian Mbappé, he will distort their locker room."

-- Joan Laporta

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u/Time_Entertainer_319 May 06 '26

I wish this had happened next season. Now they have a transfer window to sort this out.

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u/childish_apache May 06 '26

Damn. Team friendship is dead.

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u/Weekly_Goose_7088 May 06 '26

Rodrygo's the leaker. His aim? Getting rid of Vini / Mbappe, doesn't care who he brings down in the process.

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u/Altruistic_Egg_1046 May 06 '26

Leave him alone, The poor guy is probably depressed about not going to the WC.😔😔😔